Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 744 | 773 | 778 | 849 | 801 | 1044 | 843 | 780 | 3034 | 1225 | 3870 | 2605 | 2549 | 2338 | 2383 | 2049 | 1715 | 1438 | 1187 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:47AM2.01m | 8:12PM1.82m | 8:47AM1.99m | 9:14PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM0.12m | 2:12PM0.18m | 2:30AM0.13m | 3:12PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | -4 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 4 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 744 | 773 | 778 | 849 | 801 | 1044 | 843 | 780 | 742 | 2 | — | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 1715 | 1438 | 1187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 158 | 347 | 496 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | N 4 | NE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNW 3 | N 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | NE 2 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3034 | 1225 | 3870 | 2605 | 2549 | 2338 | 2383 | 2049 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 276 | 692 | 171 | 47 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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